Leyla Surname
Approximately 9,764 people bear this surname
Leyla Surname User-submission:
The Leyla surname means 'night', 'dark beauty'.
Leyla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 8,532 | 1:11,433 | 1,698 |
| Iran | 431 | 1:178,150 | 14,875 |
| Turkey | 247 | 1:315,066 | 20,403 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Indonesia | 106 | 1:1,247,634 | 87,669 |
| Burkina Faso | 68 | 1:269,884 | 5,074 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 1:1,378,446 | 18,562 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Leyla (399,840) may also be a first name.
Leyla Surname Meaning
Leyla Demographics
Average Leyla Salary in
United States
$21,365 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leyla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leyla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻠﻰ) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Leyla click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyla? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 52,408th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 746,369 people. The surname Leyla occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Leyla are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,582nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 399,840 people.
Leyla is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 8,532 people, or 1 in 11,433. Apart from Ethiopia it is found in 57 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 4 percent live and Turkey, where 3 percent live.
Leyla Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
The amount Leyla earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 16.52% less than the national average, earning $18,951,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 50.49% less than the national average, earning $21,365 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leyla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leyla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻴﻠﻰ | lyly | 70.73 |
| ﻟﻴﻠﻲ | lyly | 19.51 |
| ﻟﻴﻼ | lyla | 2.44 |
| ﻟﻴﻠﻪ | lylh | 1.22 |
| ﺍﻟﻴﻠﻰ | alyly | 1.22 |
| ﺍﻟﻴﻠﻪ | alylh | 1.22 |
| ﺍﻟﻴﻠﺔ | alylt | 1.22 |
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